Toy Story 2 Review

Toy Story 2

Release Date: 16th December 1999 - Australia

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures (presents)

Pixar Animation Studios

Distribution

Walt Disney Studios Motion

Pictures Australia

Genre: Animation/Family/

Adventure/Comedy

Rating: G

Runtime: 89 minutes

Budget: $90,000,000

Box Office Gross: $511,358,276 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

While Andy is away at cowboy camp, a greedy toy collector named Al steals Woody so that he needs to complete his collection of Roundup Gang. It's up to Buzz and the other toys to explore the city and rescue him before being sold to a museum in Japan, where he'll spend the rest of his life behind glass.

Voice Cast

Tom Hanks - Woody

Tim Allen - Buzz Lightyear

Joan Cusack - Jessie

Kesley Grammer - Stinky Pete

Wayne Knight - Al

Don Rickles - Mr. Potato Head

John Ratzenberger - Hamm

Wallace Shawn - Rex

Jim Varney - Slinky the Dog

Joe Ranft - Wheezy/Heimlich (Cameo)

Estelle Harris - Mrs. Potato

Head

Annie Potts - Little Bo Peep

Andrew Stanton - Emperor Zurg
R. Lee Ermey - Sarge

Jodi Benson - Barbie

John Morris - Andy

Lauren Metcalf - Andy's Mom

Jeff Pidgeon - Squeeze Toy

Aliens/Mr Spell
Mary Kay Bergman - Jessie - Yodeling/Additional Voices
Jonathan Harris - Geri the Cleaner
John Lasseter - Blue Rock
'Em Sock 'Em Robot (Cameo)
Lee Unkrich - Red Rock 'Em
Sock 'Em Robot (Cameo)
Hannah Unkrich - Molly Davis
Dave Foley - Flik the Ant
(Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew

Original Story/Director -

John Lasseter

Original Story/Animator/

Character Designer: New
Characters/Co-Director - Ash Brannon

Additional Story Material/Co-Director/Film Editor - Lee Unkrich

Story/Screenplay - Andrew Stanton

Original Story - Pete Docter

Additional Story Material/Story Supervisors - Joe Ranft and Dan Jeup

Additional Story Material -

Elias Davis, Jimmy Hayward,

David Pollock, Steve Boyett

and David Reynolds

Additional Story Material/

Story Artists - Jim Capobianco

and Jeff Pidgeon

Additional Story Material/

Character Designer: New Characters -

Colin Brady

Screenplay - Rita Hsiao,

Doug Chamberlin and Chris Webb

Executive Producer - Sarah McArthur

Producers - Karen Robert Jackson and

Helene Plotkin

Production Designer - William Cone

Production Designer/Character Designer:

New Characters - Jim Pearson

Shading Art Director - Byrn Imagire

Additional Art and Technical Consultants -

Tia W. Kratter, Bob Pauley and

Rick Sayre
Character Designers: New Characters/

Story Artists - Jill Culton, Bud Luckey

and Ken Mitchroney

Production Manager - Graham Walters

Set Dressing Supervisor - David Eisenmann

Supervising Animator - Glenn McQueen

Directing Animators - Kyle Balda and

Dylan Brown

Modelling Supervisor - Eben Ostby

Modelling & Shading Coordinators - Mark Nielsen

and Vanessa Ross

Shading Supervisor - Brad West

Lighting Supervisor - Jean-Claude Kalache

Director of Photography - Sharon Calahan

Supervising Technical Director - Galyn Susman

Associate Technical Directors - Oren Jacob

and Larry Aupperle

Layout Supervisor - Jerrica Cleland

Layout Supervisor/Effects Technical Artist -

Ewan Johnson

Sequence Leads - Shawn Brennan,

Jeremy Lasky, Patrick Lin and Gregg Olsson

Film Editors - Edie Bleiman and

David Ian Salter

Second Editor - Robert Grahamjones

Additional Editors - Richard Halsey,

Mildred Iatrou, Ken Schretzmann and

Jim Stewart

Sound Designer/Supervisor (Uncredited)/
Re-Recording Mixer - Gary Rydstrom

Sound Designer - Tom Myers

Supervising Sound Editor - Michael Silvers

Assistant Sound Design/Sound Effects

Editor - Shannon Mills

Sound Effects Editor - Teresa Eckton

Assistant Sound Effects Editor - Al Nelson

Re-Recording Mixer - Gary Summers

Foley Artists - Jana Vance and

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Mixer - Tony Eckert

Songs/Music - Randy Newman

Executive Music Producer - Chris Montan

Music Production Manager - Tom MacDougall


Awards

2000 Academy Awards
Best Music, Original Song "When She Loved

Me" - Randy Newman (Nominated)

Review

It's me, Film Guru Lad. I am still here to round the nostalgia with my review of TOY STORY 2. Looking back now, watching number two again, after a very long period, as a sequel, it has proven to be much better than the first movie (click here). TOY STORY 2 results in much-improved CGI that the studio Pixar has undertaken to get it going in three more years. Nowadays, the sequel is renowned for showcasing a backstory for one of the new characters with tragedy and emotion. It transitions the series from a more cheerful animated delight into a heartfelt approach. I like how there's still a double-dose of comedy left to amuse all generations, and for once, the subplot of Buzz replaced by the false Buzz is the one crucial plot point played for laughs.

In the elements, joining the cast of voices by Allen and Hanks is comedienne Joan Cusack. She voices the modelling cowgirl Jessie, and her voice is pivotal to driving this film, even though I have seen her in only a few movies. That said, her character would be significant to the film's plot.

TOY STORY 2 surpasses the original by adding pushovers with better-visualised rendering and is considered one of Pixar's better movies. If not better than other triumphs like WALL-E and The Incredibles. You won't miss this film, but you can hire or watch it for a recommendation.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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